MONEY! MONEY! MONEY! wHO wants money? We all do, if we're being honest. At the "Creating a Culture of Grassroots Giving" session, I got an ear-full on how to get that money into the causes we love and live to serve. The guy that manages Obama's contributions spoke and seeing as Senor Obama has raked in more small donations than anyone else, these comments are kid-tested and mother approved. I apologize that I didn't catch each panelist's name but here are some highlights of how to get (progressively) mo' cash:

1. You must have many SMALL donors.

2. "Lower the barriers to giving...Raise expectations of what it means to be a supporter." Make giving push-of-a-button simple and ask supporters not just to read the blogs, but to donate money and tell 10 friends to do the same.
   
   
3. Encourage activists to use TALENTS not just DOLLARS.
   
   
4. Train your children to give with allowance money.
   
   
5. "Put a face on the donor". Allow donors a space to express why they are giving.

Yep. Bet you're feeling fatter pockets in our progressive future, already. Up next... Why are liberals such soul-less, god-less heathens and how to trick a liberal into going to church. (I cringe each time progressive equated with "secular".)